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Roger Rudick

Follow-up on Valencia: SFMTA Cut Corners on the Corners

It’s hard to imagine a bike lane project that’s had more plans and public outreach than Valencia Street’s curbside-protected bike lanes. That’s why it was surprising to realize an important discrepancy between the approved plans and what SFMTA actually installed.

June 18, 2025

Commentary: Another Brush with Traffic Violence

Saturday evening I witnessed a terrifying crash caused by a reckless driver. It's just another example of a broken system.

June 17, 2025

Goons Vandalize Sunset Dunes Again

Artists and advocates have already fixed some of the damage.

June 16, 2025

Alameda Water Shuttle Service to Increase Starting in July

Woodstock is such a success, they're now going to stretch service to six days a week and the search has begun for a second boat so that can go up to seven.

June 13, 2025

SFMTA Leaves Valencia Bike Lanes Unfinished

The center-running lane is long gone and some finishing touches are coming to the parking-protected section from 15th to 23rd, but the lack of concrete infrastructure remains problematic. And then there's the last four blocks from 23rd to Cesar Chavez, which is still just a striped lane wedged between parked cars and moving traffic.

June 12, 2025

Sunset Dunes Update: Concrete Poured for Sloat Gateway Skate Park

Any remaining prospect of turning Sunset Dunes back into a highway is getting a whole lot harder—literally.

June 10, 2025

Advocates Install Bus Benches in San Francisco

SF Bay Area Bench Collective installs first eight guerrilla transit benches at bus stops in the Mission.

June 9, 2025

Two Calls to Action: Petitions to Save Transit, Save Market Street

Advocates are making a full-court press to save Bay Area transit from suffering the same fate as Chicago and to stop Market Street from devolving into a car sewer.

June 5, 2025

Carnage from Compromise: Walk SF Speaks Out After Another Senior Killed on Geary

A driver killed a 67-year-old pedestrian Monday at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and 2nd Avenue. “We are heartbroken to learn of another life lost on our streets,” said Walk San Francisco’s Marta Lindsey. “We hold the victim’s loved ones and community in our thoughts.” The organization also reminds people that this is the second […]

June 3, 2025